All you need to know about swine flu
I'm including some activities that may interest you about one of the most fashionable topics nowadays: swine flu
AUDIO ACTIVITY 1: listen to the following audio about the symptoms of the swine flu. Check if the following symptoms are mentioned or not.
tempeture / feeling cold / blocked nose / headache / feeling thirsty / your nose runs / cough / ache in the muscles / neckache / sneezing / sore throat / lots of appetite
AUDIO ACTIVITY 2: listen to the following audio and find out how you can protect yourself and others against swine flu. What hygiene rules should be followed when you cough or sneeze?
VIDEO ACTIVITY 1: If you want to see a video with subtitles in English broadcasted by the NHS in the UK where it's shown how to protect yourself and others from being infected of swine flu, click on here What type of conditional is used at the beginning of the video? Why? Is the situation described in the video real or ficticious?
AUDIO ACTIVITY 3: fill in the gaps listening. Listen and complete the text with a word. Remember that you cannot write on the blog. If you want to check your answers, click here and then on the solutions button.
Hand washing is a powerful way to 1._________ the spread of disease.
The World Bank, the United Nations and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine did a 2.________to urge hand washing around the world. They found that one million lives could be saved each year if people 3. _________ their hands with soap often. They said that programs to increase hand washing with soap could be among the most effective ways to reduce infectious disease.
Doctors say many diseases can be prevented 4.______ spreading by hand washing. These include pinworms, influenza, the common cold, hepatitis A, meningitis and infectious 5.__________.
Hand washing 6.____________ germs from other people, animals or objects a person has touched. When people get bacteria on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their 7.__________, nose or mouth. Then these people can infect other people.
The experts say the easiest way to 8.________ a cold is to touch your nose or eyes after someone nearby has 9.________ or 10.__________.
Another way to become 11.________ is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands were not clean.The experts say that hand washing is especially important before and after preparing food, before eating and after using the toilet. People should wash their hands after handling animals or animal waste, and after cleaning a baby.
The experts say it is also a good idea to wash your hands after handling 12.__________and after sneezing or coughing. And it is important to wash your hands often when someone in your home is sick.The experts say the most effective way to wash your hands is to rub them together while using soap and 13._________water.
They say you do not have to use special 14.__________ soap. Be sure to rub all areas of the hands for about ten to 15._________ seconds. The rubbing action helps remove germs. Then rinse the hands with water and 14.______ them. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are rubbed into the hands and do not require soap and water. Experts say these products must contain at least 15._________ percent alcohol to be effective 16.___ killing most bacteria and viruses.
Experts also say that people who use public bathroom and dry their hands with a paper towel should use the towel to 17._______ off the water. Then, before throwing it 18._____, use the same paper to open the bathroom door.
The following videos are two adverts that show how to prevent the spread of swine flu.
Did you learn something new about this disease?
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